As part of its inquiry into the House of Commons standards landscape, the Committee on Standards has arranged a number of oral evidence sessions which will take place over the coming weeks.

Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/290/…

As announced in the Chamber this afternoon, Harriet Harman MP has been elected to serve as the Chair of the Committee on Standards, and will begin the position with immediate effect.

Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/290/…

✅ Tightening loopholes
✅ Improving transparency
✅ Outright ban on paid parliamentary advice
Hear from the Chair of the Committee on Standards ahead of the new Code of Conduct for MPs coming into effect on 1st March

'For the first time, MPs are barred from providing parliamentary advice to an outside employer.'

✍️ Chris Bryant
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✅ Tightening loopholes
✅ Improving transparency
✅ Outright ban on paid parliamentary advice
Hear from the Chair of the Committee on Standards ahead of the new Code of Conduct for MPs coming into effect on 1st March

In December, the Commons approved a new refreshed Code of Conduct for MPs with new measures to tighten lobbying rules, remove loopholes and ban paid parliamentary advice. Read more about the Committee’s recommendations and what happens next here: ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/standards-new-…

In the Chamber, Chris Bryant will later open the #BackbenchBusiness debate on the Committee on Standards’ Review of the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament.

Follow proceedings live at Parliament TV.

Read the report and proposals on our website: committees.parliament.uk/work/596/code-…

The Committee on Standards is now hearing evidence from CSPL members Lord Evans and Dr Jane Martin. They’re giving evidence on the Committee’s review of the Code of Conduct. Watch the session live here:
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Our new wide-ranging inquiry into the rules and regulation of All-Party Parliamentary Groups.

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Press release for the inquiry into APPGs: bit.ly/3dl3bO6 UK House of Commons Chris Bryant

Press release for the inquiry into All-Party Parliamentary Groups: bit.ly/3dl3bO6 Chris Bryant UK House of Commons

The Committee has announced a review of the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament. Read about the inquiry and submit evidence to it here: bit.ly/2EqI6Vn #Parliament #HouseOfCommons

The new Chair of the Committee is Chris Bryant.

The online ballot to elect our new Chair will take place tomorrow. You can read more about the candidates here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/290/…

The Standards Committee Committee is made up of 7 MPs and 7 lay members. Last night @houseofcommons approved our elected Members for this Parliament as Kate Green 💙, Andy Carter MP, Alberto Costa MP, Mark Fletcher, Bernard Jenkin, Anne McLaughlin SNP MP and Bridget Phillipson

Select Committees scrutinised the work of Government.

The 2017-19 session saw over 3,100 evidence sessions, questioning over 7,400 witnesses. This led to the publication of 757 reports.

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Backbench Business Committee Ian Mearns MP for Gateshead @CommonsBEIS Rachel Reeves Education Committee Robert Halfon MP ➡️Working Hard for Harlow⬅️ EFRA Committee @neil_parish @CommonsEUexit Hilary Benn Home Affairs Committee Yvette Cooper @CommonsCLG Public Accounts Committee Meg Hillier MP Scottish Affairs Committee Pete Wishart Standards Committee Kate Green 💙 Treasury Committee Mel Stride Welsh Affairs Committee - Stephen Crabb
Women & Equalities Committee - Caroline Nokes MP

The ballot for the remaining posts will take place on 29 January 2020

Backbench Business Committee Ian Mearns MP for Gateshead @CommonsBEIS Rachel Reeves Education Committee Robert Halfon MP ➡️Working Hard for Harlow⬅️ EFRA Committee @neil_parish @CommonsEUexit - Hilary Benn
Home Affairs Committee - Yvette Cooper
@CommonsCLG - Clive Betts
Public Accounts Committee - Meg Hillier MP
Scottish Affairs Committee - Pete Wishart
Standards Committee - Kate Green 💙
Treasury Committee - Mel Stride